Historic downtown Loveland business and building owners are beginning to reveal their plans to rebuild

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Updated: 11:57 PM EDT Aug 8, 2017

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WEBVTT PATIOS,AND WHEN IT IS SCHEDULED TOOPEN.AMANDA BEHIND THIS CHAIN-LINKFENCE, PROGRESS FINALLY ISUNDERWAY AT TANO'S BISTRO INLOVELAND.FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THIS POPULARRESTAURANT THREE MONTHS AGO.THE FLAMES TOTALED TANOS, ANDSEVERAL OTHER BUSINESSES ANDAPARTMENTS DEVASTATING THISTIGHTKNIT COMMUNITY.>> NOW OUR ENGINEERS, OURARCHITECTS HAVE GONE IN THERE,THE DESIGN TEAM, WE'VEIDENTIFIED THE GOOD QUALITYSTRUCTURE AND WE'RE LOOKING ATHOW WE CAN PUT IT BACK TOGETHERAGAIN.AMANDA: TANO'S WILL REOPEN WITHA ROOFTOP BAR THEY EVEN TESTEDOUT THE VIEWS ALREADY USING ADRONE.HE'S ALSO DRAWN UP PLANS FOR ABANQUET ROOM ON THE SECONDFLOOR.JUST NEXT DOOR A NEW ORLEANSSTYLE TWO STORY BAR.ANOTHER ROOFTOP PATIO AND ABAKERY AND COFFEE SHOP WILL SOONFILL THESE CHARRED BUILDINGS >> I THINK IT'S GREAT.I THINK THE MORE THAT WE CANOFFER DOWNTOWN THE MORE PEOPLETHAT WILL COME IN AND SEE WHAT AGREAT PLACE LOVELAND IS.AMANDA: REBUILDING ALSO INCLUDENEW BED AND BREAKFAST UNITS ONTHE SECOND FLOOR, GIVING PEOPLEWHO TRAVEL THIS LOVELAND TRAIL APLACE TO STAY.>> THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF GOINGON DOWN HERE, THAT'S A WELCOMEADDITION, BY ALL MEANS, YOU WANTMORE THINGS GOING ON.AMANDA: CINCY FASHION WHEELSWILL RETURN AS WELL HOPING TOREOPEN BY DECEMBER.>> WE'RE THRILLED, WE CAN'T WAITTO BE BACK.WE LOVED BEING DOWN HERE, SEEINGALL OF THE PEOPLE AROUNDESPECIALLY ON THE GREAT WEATHERDAYS.AMANDA: PEOPLE IN LOVELAND NOWANXIOUS TO SEE THE NEW

Rebuilding after fire: Loveland adding rooftop bars, new businesses

Historic downtown Loveland business and building owners are beginning to reveal their plans to rebuild

“Now our engineers, our architects have gone in there, the design team, we've identified the good quality structure and we're looking at how we can put it back together again,” Williams said.

Tano’s Bistro will reopen with a rooftop bar. The views were tested out using a drone. Williams also drew up plans for a banquet room on the second floor.

Next door, a New Orleans-style, two-story bar, also with a rooftop patio, is planned to open. Building co-owner Kevin Malof told WLWT he also has plans to open a coffee shop and bakery in the same building.

“I think it's great. I think the more that we can offer downtown the more people that will come in and see what a great place Loveland is,” Cincy Fashion Wheels co-owner Debby Walker said.

Rebuilding also include new bed-and-breakfast units on the second floor, giving people who travel this Loveland trail a place to stay.

“There's so much stuff going on down here, that's a welcome addition, by all means, you want more things going on,” Williams said.

Cincy Fashion Wheels plans to return as well, with a reopening date tentatively scheduled in December.

“We're thrilled, we can't wait to be back. We loved being down here, seeing all of the people around especially on the great weather days,” Walker said.

People in Loveland, now are eagerly waiting to watch the new developments come to life.

“That's smart I like that, I'm good with that. We live just 2 miles away and we walk down a lot, especially in the summer and fall so we will definitely be down here a lot more,” Kelly Dempsey, of Loveland, said.

Tano’s Bistro plans to have construction underway by the end of the month. The restaurant plans to reopen on the one-year anniversary of the fire, May 28.